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partition

noun
  1. The act or an instance of separating one thing from another: detachment, disjunction, disjuncture, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, separation, severance, split. See assemble, part
  2. A solid structure that encloses an area or separates one area from another: barrier, wall. See include, thing
verb
  1. To make a division into parts, sections, or branches: break up, dissever, divide, part, section, segment, separate. See assemble, part
  2. To separate with or as if with a wall: fence, wall. See include

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